Montgomery violent crime down 15 percent

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Violent crime is down 15 percent in Montgomery, while total crime is down almost the exact same as this time last year, according to WSFA 12 News Montgomery.

More Montgomery Police Department officers are on the streets thanks to federal grants, the report says, and they're even giving fair warnings to citizens who leave their cars unlocked. A Prattville resident told the station an officer left him a piece of paper on his car alerting him his doors were unlocked.

The report also says that 70 percent of all vehicle thefts occur when car doors are unlocked.